What is wrong with my 1999 Jeep Cherokee Laredo?

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ON SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2010, I HAD BEEN OUT SHOPPING AND AFTER RETURNING TO MY CAR AT ONE STORE, THE CAR JUST WOULDN’T START AT ALL. THE ALARM WOULDN’T WORK, THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS WOULDN’T WORK, THE LIGHTS WOULDN’T COME ON, ETC. I HAD NOT LEFT THE LIGHTS ON, THE RADIO ON OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT; I ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE OFF.

SO, I GOT THE CAR JUMPED AND THEN I DROVE AROUND WITHOUT A PROBLEM FOR 45 MINUTES. THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND A FEW MINUTES LATER, WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT ON AGAIN, IT WOULDN’T START AGAIN. I WENT TO AUTO ZONE, AND THEY CHECKED MY BATTERY AND SAID THAT MY BATTERY LOOKS GOOD, AND THAT, THEREFORE IT MAY BE MY ALTERNATOR. BUT, IN ORDER TO TEST THE ALTERNATOR, THE CAR NEED TO BE ON. SO, I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND MY ALTERNATOR WAS CHECKED AT AUTO ZONE. AUTOZONE SAID THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS GOOD.

I DROVE THE CAR TO AND FROM WORK EVERYDAY WITHOUT ONE SINGLE PROBLEM ALL OF THIS PAST WEEK.

THEN, ON FRIDAY EVENING, (YESTERDAY) THE CAR JUST WOULDN’T START AGAIN. I HAD NOT LEFT THE LIGHTS ON, THE RADIO ON OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT; I ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE OFF. SO, I GOT THE CAR JUMPED AGAIN, AND I DROVE AROUND FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR AND RETURNED HOME. WHEN I TRIED TO CRANK THE CAR UP AGAIN, IT WAS DEAD AGAIN.

Does anyone have any ideas?
Sorry for the caps!
 
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